I spent a summer learning a program called Next Steps by the University of Utah. In this program, students spend 45 minutes each day in reading instruction. About 15 of those minutes are in phonics.
The teacher introduces a set of new spelling patterns (e.g., core "a" sounds like a consonant; a, consonant, e; ay; or ai) and has the student repeat them. The then have a stack of words with those patterns and have the student sorting them while repeating the spelling patterns and sounds.
The students' favorite part seems to be the game - usually memory - that they then get to play. They can learn to differentiate the sounds by remembering the spelling pattern in the word cards and where they are hidden on the table. To be honest, I love this part too.
I really enjoyed using Next Steps and especially learning the patterns of teaching students phonics in an enjoyable way!
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